Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 diseases in Chinese men, including many diseases not previously linked to alcohol, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford Population Health, Peking University, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. The study is published today in Nature Medicine.

In case any of you could use some extra motivation today. This study shows that alcohol increases your risk of many diseases, including ones we haven’t associated with alcohol such as gout and fractures.

  • Zerlyna@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My resting heart rate went down by at least 10 points with a few weeks of stopping. Amazing!

    • ColoradoBoy@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      That is amazing. I noticed pretty quickly on quitting that weight loss was easier, my blood pressure stayed normal, I slept better and I rarely got sick.

      • Zerlyna@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I did lose weight my first month but I’ve gained it back and a few more. 😭 I think my soda habit is worse than ever. They just put a new refrigerator with a water dispenser on my floor at work and I’m planning to drink more water once it’s hooked up. Right now the water machine is downstairs and a 1/4 mile round trip into the middle of the building. Too much work.

        • ColoradoBoy@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          1 year ago

          I went through a little of a sugar and dessert phase here and there. Treat myself for not drinking. It’s been five years now so not only do I have no desires or cravings to drink, the thought actually repulses me. So it’s a little easier to focus on other health habits. I go through two bottles of SodaStream a day, though. 😀